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We Adore
Sarah Hart and Scott Krippayne
Arranged by Scott Soper

INTRO (q = ca. 76)

F C/E G/D F/C Fm/C Am
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4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
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bœ œ bœ nœ
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œ ˙ œ

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rit. a tempo
& ∑ Ó. ‰ œ œ œ œ
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D/F #

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a - dore these
a - ) dore these

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ti - ny hands come down to
lit - tle

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feet
a - ) dore these lips that cry
he ) chose this world, a
that have not
for earth - ly
moth - er,

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œ œ
and

C/E
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a

œ œ
ev
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rit.
J a tempo

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#œ œ œ œ œ

& œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ
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Pr

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
1. reach us, come to make the lame to walk, the blind to see.
2. walked yet, for one day they’ll lead the na - tions in - to love.
3. slak - ing; they will breathe the words of ev - er - last - ing life.
4. man - ger, to be born a - midst our cru - el - ty and strife;
F Gsus4 C Am7 Bb
œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ b œœœ œ œ œ
& œœ œ œœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ
œ

? œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ

© 2007, 2008, Pirk Music (BMI) (All rights reserved. Used with permission.) and Sarah Hart.
Published by spiritandsong.com®, a division of OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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& Œ ‰
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
Œ ‰
œ œ
1. We a - dore these hands for one day they will free us as they
2. They will break be - neath the weight of all our bur - dens, bleed- ing
3. Though in ag - o - ny will on - ly speak for - give - ness; in their
4. so will he choose peace and mer - cy o - ver an - ger; so

Dm Dm7 Am
œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ
˙
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œ
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œ

1 2-4
D.S.
& œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ Œ
1. hold
2. on
3. thirst
4. will

Dm
the sin - forged nails of Cal - va -
the tear - stained road to Gol - go -
for love, will drink our bit - ter
he die to bring us in - to

Dm7
œ œ œ

1
ie ˙
ry.

Gsus4
œ œ
2. We a -
tha.
wine.
life.

2-4
Gsus4
˙

G
ev
D.S.
& œœ ≈ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

? ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ

REFRAIN
Pr

Soprano

& œœ œœ œ œ
œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ
Alto

We a - dore him: ba - by, Sa - vior, King: heav-en’s pure and per - fect

Baritone œ œ œ œ œ œ
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

C/E G/F F C/E G/B C G/F F C/E

œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ
& œœ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœœ œ œœœ œ

œ œ
jœ œ ˙
? œ œ œ
œ J œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
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we a - dore,
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‰ œ.
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j
œœ ˙œ œœ
J J
of - fer - ing. Sweet sal - va - tion, mer - cy, Lamb, and Lord; we a - dore, a -
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. . œœ
? œ #œ. J ‰ œ œ
J œ
Am G/F F C/E E7/G # Am Dm7 C/E
j
& œœœ œ œ œ
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? œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ
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1 2
rit. a tempo D.S. rit. a tempo
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& œœ .

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dore,
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rit.
a - dore.

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a tempo
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œœ .

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we
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‰ œ Jœ
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rit.
a - dore.
˙
a tempo
ev
1 2
Fadd9 G7sus4 C C/E F Fadd9 G7sus4
Fadd9
œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ . D.S.
œ œ œœ œ œ
& œœ œœœ œœœ ... œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ .. œœ ˙˙ œ œ .
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œ J
rit. a tempo rit. a tempo

? œœ j œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œœ œ
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Pr

rit. U D.S.
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œ œ
4. As he

? ˙ ˙
Ó ∑ ∑ Ó Ó
rit.
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C/E G/D F/C Fm/C Am D/F # Gsus4
œœ œ œœ œ U D.S.
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œ œ b œœœ b œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ .. œ j j
œ ˙˙ ˙˙
˙
bœ nœ
rit.

œ b ˙˙ nœ ˙ . œ œ U˙
? œœ œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ #œ
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Final
we a - dore;

& ˙˙ . Œ œ. j Œ
œ œ. œ ˙œ œ œ ˙˙ œ œ
Œ
J
dore, we a - dore; a - dore, oh,

? ˙ œ Œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
J Œ

Final
Fadd9 Gsus4 Dm7 C/E Fadd9 Gsus4

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& œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ
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j
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ev
we a-dore; we a - dore.

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J
œ Œ œ. J
rit.
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F/A G/B Fadd9 G7sus4 C C/E F
U
œœ .. œ ˙˙ œœœ ˙˙˙
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œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ .. œœ
& œ. J ˙ œœœ œ J
Pr

rit. a tempo

œ œ œ œ U j œ.
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œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ. œ
J œ œ œ
œ œ

C Am7 Bb C
˙ œ.
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& œœ .. œ œ gg
ggg
molto rit.
gg
ggg
j œ œ b˙ gg ˙˙ œœ ..
? ˙ œ œ. ˙˙ bœ œ g˙ œ.

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We Adore
(Guitar/Vocal)
Sarah Hart and Scott Krippayne

INTRO (q = ca. 76)

F C/E G/D F/C Fm/C Am
& 44 ‰ Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó

% VERSES
D/F # Gsus4 C C/E F
rit. a tempo
& Ó Ó Ó. ‰ œ œ œ œ

w
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. We a - dore these ti - ny hands come down to reach us,
(2. We a -) dore these lit - tle feet that have not walked yet,
( 3. We a -) dore these lips that cry for earth - ly slak - ing;
( 4. As he ) chose this world, a moth - er, and a man - ger,

Gsus4 C Am7 Bb

&Œ ‰
œ œ
1. come to make the lame
œ
2. for one day they’ll lead
3. they will breathe the words
4. to be born a - midst
œ œ œ
to
the
of
our
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œ œ œ œ
walk, the blind to
na - tions in - to
ev - er - last - ing
cru - el - ty and
see.
love.
˙

life.
strife;
Œ ‰
œ œ
We a -
They will
Though in
so will
ev
Dm Dm7 Am

& œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰
œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. dore these hands for one day they will free us as they
2. break be - neath the weight of all our bur - dens, bleed- ing
3. ag - o - ny will on - ly speak for - give - ness; in their
4. he choose peace and mer - cy o - ver an - ger; so
Pr

1 2-4
Dm Dm7 Gsus4 Gsus4 G C/E
D.S.
& œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ Œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
1. hold the sin - forged nails of Cal - va - ry. 2. We a - We a -
2. on the tear - stained road to Gol - go - 2. tha.
3. thirst for love, will drink our bit - ter 3. wine.
4. will he die to bring us in - to 4. life.

REFRAIN
G/F F C/E G/B C G/F F C/E Am

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. j
œ œ œ œ
dore him: ba - by, Sav - ior, King; heav - en’s pure and per - fect of - fer - ing. Sweet sal -

© 2007, Pirk Music (BMI) (All rights reserved. Used with permission.) and Sarah Hart.
Published by spiritandsong.com®, a division of OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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G/F F C/E E7/G # Am Dm7 C/E Fadd9 G7sus4
rit.
&œ œ œ j ‰ j œ. ‰ œ. j
œ œ. œ œ. œ. œ ˙ œ
va - tion, mer - cy, Lamb, and Lord; we a - dore, we a -

2
C C/E F Fadd9 G7sus4 Fadd9 C/E
a tempo D.S. rit. a tempo
&˙ ˙ Ó. ‰ œ. ‰ œ. j
œ ˙ ˙
œ œ
dore. 3. We a - we a - dore.

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Final
G/D F/C Fm/C Am D/F # Gsus4 Fadd9 Gsus4
rit. U D.S.
& ˙ Ó Ó Ó ∑ Ó Œ ‰ ˙ œ Œ
œ œ
4. We a

Dm7

& œ.
we
j
œ ˙
C/E

a - dore;
Fadd9

˙
Gsus4

Œ œ
oh, ie F/A

œ.
we
j
œ ˙
G/B

a - dore;
Fadd9

œ
rit.
Œ
G7sus4 let ring

œ.
we
Uj
œ
a -
ev
C C/E F C Am7 Bb C
a tempo molto rit.
&˙ ˙ ˙ Ó Ó Ó ∑ Ó Œ.
dore.
Pr

Composer Notes
I rarely write an entire lyric without having an idea about what to do with it musically!
However, such was the case with “We Adore.” Ultimately, upon considering an array of my
favorite composers, I decided to e-mail it to the amazing Scott Krippayne. Within a day,
Scott sent me a demo of the most beautiful and appropriate music for the lyric.

My initial concept for the lyric was based on the well-known Christmas adoration phrase
“Oh come, let us adore him.” I wanted to delve deeper into what it meant, in light of
Advent and Christmas, to truly adore this newborn life, this king and Savior, who would
change the hearts of the entire world for all eternity.

—Sarah Hart

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WE ADORE WE ADORE (cont.)
Sarah Hart and Scott Krippayne

Verses Refrain
œ œ œ

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œ œ œ œ œ œ
1. We a - dore these ti - ny hands come down to reach us, We a - dore him: ba - by, Sav - ior, King; heav - en’s pure and per - fect
2. We a - dore these lit - tle feet that have not walked yet,
3. We a - dore these lips that cry for earth - ly slak - ing; j œ
4. As he chose this world, a moth - er, and a man - ger, & œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j ‰
œ. œ œ.
‰ Œ of - fer - ing. Sweet sal - va - tion, mer - cy, Lamb, and Lord;
&Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ 1, Final to Verse 3
1. come to make the lame to walk, the blind to see. (Fine)
2. for one day they’ll lead the na - tions in - to love. & œ. j œ. ‰ œ. j Ó Œ ‰
3. they will breathe the words of ev - er - last - ing life.
œ ˙ œ w
4. to be born a - midst our cru - el - ty and strife; we a - dore, we a - dore.

2
Pr
œ Œ 2 to Verse 4
&‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j Ó Ó Œ ‰
œ œ & œ. ‰ œ. œ w ˙
1. We a - dore these hands for one day they will free us
2. They will break be - neath the weight of all our bur - dens, we a - dore.
3.Though in ag - o - ny will on - ly speak for - give - ness;
4. so will he choose peace and mer - cy o - ver an - ger;
1: to Verse 2
2-4: to Refrain
Assembly Edition

&‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ ( ‰ ) ..
œ œ ˙
ev
1. as they hold the sin - forged nails of Cal - va - ry.
2. bleed - ing on the tear - stained road to Gol - go - tha.
3. in their thirst for love, will drink our bit - ter wine.
4. so will he die to bring us in - to life.

© 2007, Pirk Music (BMI) (All rights reserved. Used with permission.) and Sarah Hart.
Published by spiritandsong.com®, a division of OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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